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Auction: 1027 - Autumn Collector's Series
Lot: 1500

Turkey The City Post of Constantinople - The Otto Hornung Gold Medal Collection Third Period - Stamps with Overprint 1877 (26 May) large part invoice from Paris to Constantinople bearing France Sage 30c. with Paris cancellation, on reverse French Post Offices in Constantinople transit (8.6) and oval "baghtche capussi" arrival; some staining and the local overprint stamp missing, nevertheless rare and believed to be the first recorded cover originating outside of the Turkish Empire. Photo Estimate £ 300-400

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